Going to the polls on Tuesday, Americans will have a stark choice as to who will lead this nation from the White House for the next four years — President Barack Obama, a Democrat, or former Massachuetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a Republican.
Incumbents always have the advantage because they have a track record. But that can be a double-edged sword.
Obama has had four years to lead, and what he has accomplished depends on your political view.

Often overlooked in the state general elections are the Minnesota judicial races, mainly because most Minnesotans know so little about the candidates — incumbents or challengers.
But there are three local judges on this year’s ballot who deserve another term on the bench.
They include Associate Minnesota Supreme Court Justice G. Barry Anderson, a former Hutchinson city attorney, and two McLeod County District Court judges, Michael Savre and Terrence Conkel, both of Glencoe. Both Savre and Conkel are running unopposed.

October 1st

Funeral services for Brandon Lindeman, 23, of Brownton, will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 3, from Grace Lutheran Church in Brownton.
Mr. Lindeman died on Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, in Lynn Township, McLeod County.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, at Grace Lutheran Church. Visitation continues on Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are with the Hantge Funeral Chapel in Brownton. For online obituaries and guest book, go to www.hantge.com.